Two die in attack on Mali tourist resort
Gunmen have attacked a tourist resort in Mali, killing two people and injuring two more.
Over 30 guests have been rescued from the resort, Le Campement Kangaba, east of the capital Bamako.
Mali Security Minister Salif Traore said: "It is a jihadist attack. Malian special forces intervened and hostages have been released
"Unfortunately for the moment there are two dead, including a Franco-Gabonese."
Four men, believed to be the attackers, have been killed by security forces.
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Lisa joined Travel Weekly nearly 25 years ago as technology reporter and then sailed around the world for a couple of years as cruise correspondent, before becoming deputy editor. Now freelance, Lisa writes for various print and web publications, edits Corporate Traveller’s client magazine, Gateway, and works on the acclaimed Remembering Wildlife series of photography books, which raise awareness of nature’s most at-risk species and helps to fund their protection.
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